# Accident 19771204037299A: Beech A35, W.Richland, WA, December 4, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1977
- Place: W.Richland, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 46.3138° N, 119.3877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Richland, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3138&lon=-119.3877&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8687A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8687A-1978-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A35 (registry code 1151504, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,685 total, 70 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FYP05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYP05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771204037299A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA78FYP05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYP05), Dec 4, 1977: Beech A35 (N8687A), W.Richland, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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